three cans of chrome spray paint.........$850 per can

or you can try to find a VW with chrome rims in Florida and liberate them from Soviet ocupation

honestly, it should probably go something like this...
 Roger and Andrew on the .50 BMGs
 Raf and Patric driving
 Wolf on the long range radio

all that based on skills that are applicable and best choices for the job

Don't forget a pair of fuzzy dice for the rear view mirror.

In reply to Dr. Strangelove (msg # 238):

Sounds good, I think that is all the house keeping so we can post in the game thread. I will put something up in a couple of hours.

Any strong preferences for a our initial camp site ? I was thinking South of the airport in the large patch of scrub or forest, its hard to tell on the map. Having said that perhaps cover in a building would be better ?


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Should be some warehouses near by that might work.

In reply to Dr. Strangelove (msg # 237):

Too pricey for my blood.  I'm putting that $850 into my IRA instead.  Gonna retire after this global thermonuclear war.  Green Hills of Texas, here I come.

Anyway, to paraphrase Paul Neuman - items looted are twice as sweet as items purchased.

Also, if I don't get to ram a Hero of the Soviet Union in my FAV during this next chapter, I'll be very disappointed.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:01, Fri 03 Apr 2020.

Damn, and here I was thinking I was the only one with BF2 flashback syndrome.

Sounds good guys. I will work up another map or two to help with the decision making process.

Don't forget to add the two m249s to the "Mounted Armaments" on the FAVs.

We be a hell of a lot better off if we never have to shoot any of them.

added a third map. it is of the area around the airport so you can plot out a route and hide site to set up an observation point in. included the directional legend and some distance indicators for you to use to describe where you are going in basic terms. i can do another, closer-in map later if needed. updating the seating chart and mounted weapons, what gear are you including. you can always take all of your gear and then cache a large part of it nearby so you don't have to carry everything all of the time.

In reply to Dr. Strangelove (msg # 245):

I would say we set up a camp a fair distance away from the airport and approach on foot to set up an initial observation post. We can leave the accumulated gear with the vehicles and once we have a better idea of what's going on we can come up with a plan.


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Definitely agree with this.

Sounds good, if the maps at hand don't work for you let me know and I will arrange something else.just tell me what you need on the map.

forgot to mention that the thread for Under a bright moon.... is the current game thread. Sorry if that was confusing.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:00, Thu 09 Apr 2020.

yes, Ortiz could reach. it would be very hard to be accurate. but the original design called for a compact cockpit that allowed the driver to reach the secondary armament without a need to change seating and to be able to fire some weapons even while driving.

The concept of using an M60 or an M249 in the secondary position at the passenger side seat that was accessible to the driver using only one hand was part of the criteria for the original design of the FAV.

The primary weapon mount, being non-stable was given limited traverse, depression, and elevation so to improve stability when firing on the move. It's fighter plane mentality, point the whole vehicle, don't allow the weapon much wiggle room, use speed to close the range, momentum to keep the beaten zone small, fire in short bursts of 10 to 15 rounds to maximize concentration of fire, etc, etc.

The real problem was two fold. First, the ground clearance is too low. Often times the whole vehicle would bottom out and cause the loss of traction (rear wheel drive only) in loose terrain type because of the narrow tires and short wheelbase.

The second problem was on of limited engine power. It couldn't carry a lot of cargo and three men without exhibiting excessive wear and tear on the drive train. This was also a problem when used in deployment zones where US troops 'assisted' in the wars of our allies in the Third World. The lack of power meant you couldn't put hobo armor on the FAV like you could the built up and more powerful technicals used locally. Small wars are mortar wars, no armor on a small framed vehicle was dangerous when Mr. Shrapnel comes calling.

Just to clarify we have the two Brits in one FAV and the three Yanks in the other? Apologies to any southern gentlemen.

yeah, it wasn't intentional, sort worked out that way in my mind based on skill sets and I put Wolfebane with the vehicular radio. Make any changes you would like and I will update them on the FAV thread.

Actually that feels more natural, the Brits would do things the same way as each other

I'll give Roger and Raf a chance to post then I'll move the scene forward to where you guys get captured and given the Lawrence of Arabia Turkish anal torture treatment until you die.

On the map are we the blue or red cross ? Thanks.


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The red i believe, its the lower one near the bottom of the map. the top one I believe is blue and it is where the camp at Marineland is.

In reply to Dr. Strangelove (msg # 255):

Great. Thanks.

I thought I would throw out some options for our initial camp/base for storing the vehicles. Here is a very simple map with three different options, my initial preference would be south of the airport as this puts us out of close proximity to the area of operations for the 9th tank division, either B or C.

Of course this is just some ideas if anyone else has a suggestion or preference throw it out there.





Sorry the routes are so basic. We are currently to the right of A on the corner.


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This looks good enough to go with. The Pact will screw with whatever plan we make so keeping it simple is a plus.

awesome teamwork outside of the game thread.

everybody pump 5 points into your lowest skill.

Done. Guess on the trip I was listening to the others talk about gunsmithing and such.

Must have found a couple of copies of Guns and Bullets in one of those old stores. Keep an eye out for a guy named Smiley.